gauge
verb/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
(US English also gage)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gauge | /ɡeɪdʒ/ /ɡeɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it gauges | /ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/ /ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple gauged | /ɡeɪdʒd/ /ɡeɪdʒd/ |
| past participle gauged | /ɡeɪdʒd/ /ɡeɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form gauging | /ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes
- gauge something They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes.
- He tried to gauge her mood.
- gauge whether, how, etc… It was difficult to gauge whether she was angry or not.
- gauge something to measure something accurately using a special instrument
- precision instruments that can gauge the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre
- to calculate something approximately
- gauge something We were able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees.
- It is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage.
- gauge how, what, etc… It is difficult to gauge how much fuel is needed
Extra Examples- Some of this can be gauged from existing data.
- It's always difficult to gauge how many people attend events like these.
- You should be able to gauge roughly how long a task will take.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.
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